What will you learn in the Blackstone Paralegal Training Program? The comprehensive paralegal course curriculum covers a broad range of legal topics, preparing YOU for your new career as a paralegal or legal assistant.
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| Law - Its Origin, Nature and Development & Contracts |
- Nature of Law
- Sources of Law
- Classifications of Law
- Beginnings of Law
- Making of the Common Law
- Enlargement of the Common Law
- Maturity of the Law
- American Development of the Common Law
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- History of Contracts
- Offer & Acceptance
- Reality of Consent
- Contracts Under Seal
- Consideration
- Statute of Frauds & Perjuries
- Capacity of Parties
- Legality of the Subject Matter
- Limits of Contractual Obligation
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- Assignment of Contracts
- Joint & Several Contracts
- Interpretation & Construction of Contracts
- Promises & Conditions
- Rules on Conditions
- Impossibility of Performance
- Breach of Contracts
- The Discharge of Contracts
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| Torts |
- Fundamental Notions
- Trespass to the Person
- Battery
- Assault
- False Imprisonment
- Trespass to Property
- Excusable Trespasses
- Conversion
- Nature of Conversion
- Particular Instances of Conversion
- Legal Cause
- Negligence
- Contributory Negligence
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- Imputed Contributory Negligence
- Deceit
- The Defendant's Wrongful Conduct
- The Effect Upon the Plaintiff
- Defamation
- Two Species of Defamation
- The Plaintiff's Case in Defamation
- The Defendant's Response
- The Response
- Prima Facie Defense
- Judgment & Damages
- Malicious Prosecution
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- Interference with Domestic Relations
- Interference with Contractual Relations
- Interference with Business or Employment
- Right of Privacy
- Acting at Peril - General Principles
- Liability for Inanimate Forces
- Liability for Injuries from Lawful Use of One's Land
- Joint Tort - Feasors
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| Criminal Law |
- The Subject Defined
- The Act
- The Intent
- Incapacity or Limitations to Criminal Capacity
- Circumstances Affecting Criminal Responsibility
- Justification
- Parties to Crime
- Incomplete Offenses
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- Homicide
- Assault, Battery, Mayhem
- Rape
- False Imprisonment
- Kidnapping & Abduction
- Burglary & Arson
- Larceny
- Robbery
- Embezzlement
- False Pretenses
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- Receiving Stolen Goods
- Malicious Mischief
- Forgery
- Counterfeiting
- Extortion
- Offenses Against Religion, Morals & Decency
- Offenses Against the Public Peace
- Offenses Against Public Authority
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| Real Property - Part 1 |
- Nature of Ownership
- Origin & Terminology
- Real & Personal Property
- The Feudal System
- Manors
- Sources of Title in this Country
- Tenures
- Seisin & Livery of Seisin
- Growth of Individual Rights
- Estates
- Fee Simple
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- Determinable or Base Fee
- Estates Tail
- Rule in Shelley's Case
- Life Estates
- Restraints on Alienation
- Estates upon Condition
- Uses
- Equitable Conversion
- Remainders & Reversions
- Contingent Remainders
- Conditional Limitations
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- Rule Against Perpetuities
- Application of Rule Against Perpetuities
- Rule Applied to Charities
- Rule Applied to Powers
- Co-Tenancy in General
- Tenancy in Common
- Joint Tenancy
- Coparcenary
- Estates Arising by Marriage
- Courtesy
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| Real Property - Part II |
- Dower
- Homestead Exemptions
- Rights Appurtenant to Land
- Fruits of the Soil
- Waste Boundaries
- Fences
- Natural Rights to Land & Air & Water
- Lateral & Subjacent Support
- Easements Licenses
- Profits
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- Party Walls
- Rent
- Covenants Running With Land
- Forms of Conveyances
- Surrender & Release
- Delivery & Acceptance
- Other Essentials to Valid Conveyance
- Abstracts of Title
- Covenants of Title
- Recording Laws
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- Torrens System of Land Registration
- Dedication
- Public Lands
- Powers
- Acquisition or Transfer of Title
- Forfeiture for Crime
- Sales on Execution
- Partition
- Adverse Possession
- Accretion, Alluvion & Reliction
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| Pleadings in Civil Actions, Practice in Civil Actions, Criminal Procedures |
- Necessity of Pleading & Importance of Subject
- History of Courts & Pleading
- Course of Action
- Common Law
- Causes of Action
- Proceedings in Other Courts & Effect of the Code on Forms of Action
- Parties to Actions and Joinder of Actions
- The Plaintiff's First Pleading
- General Rules of Pleading
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- The Defenses to an Action
- Defendant's Pleading & Rules Governing Them
- The Plaintiff's Second Pleading
- Closing of Issues & Judgment
- Beginning Suit
- Preliminary Motions
- Non-Jury Cases
- Jury Trials
- Opening Statements - Excluding Witnesses
- Depositions
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- Examinations of Witnesses
- Charging the Jury
- Verdicts
- Entering Judgment
- Appeals
- Introduction to Criminal Procedure
- Jurisdiction & Venue
- Preliminary Proceedings
- Indictments
- Procedure Between Indictment & Trial
- The Trial
- Steps After the Trial
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| Wills & Trusts |
- Introduction & Classification
- Descent
- Distribution
- Wills Defined
- Origin, History & Nature of Wills
- Capacities of Testators & Beneficiaries
- Execution of Wills
- Revocation of Wills
- Republication & Revival
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- Lapsed & Void Legacies & Devises
- Ademption
- Probate of Wills
- Administration of Estates
- Guardian & Ward
- History of Trusts
- Trusts Distinguished From Other Relationships
- Creation of Express Trusts
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- Creation of Implied Trusts
- Private Trusts
- Public Trusts
- Trustee - Appointment, Qualifications & Powers
- Trustee - Duties, Rights, Liabilities & Removal
- Beneficiary - Rights & Liabilities
- Beneficiary - His Remedies
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| Partnerships & Corporations |
- Legal Conception of Corporation
- Formation of Corporations
- Irregularly & Defectively Organized Corporations
- Promotion of Corporations
- Subscribers & Stock Subscriptions
- Corporation & State
- Corporate Powers
- Ultra Vires Transactions
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- Corporate Crimes & Torts
- Directors
- Corporate Membership
- Rights of Stockholders
- Corporate Creditors
- Foreign Corporations
- Partnerships - Characteristics
- Creation of Partnership
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- Name & Property of Partnership
- Partnership Liability
- Duties of Partners
- Remedies of Creditors
- Actions Between Partners
- Action Between Partners & Third Persons
- Termination of Partnership
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| Constitutional Law - Part I |
- Constitutions, Their Nature & Law
- American Constitutions & Constitutional Law
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- Organization & Powers of United States Government
- Relations Between Union & the States
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- Powers of President
- Powers of Congress
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| Constitutional Law -Part II |
- Constitution as a Bill of Rights
- Political Privileges & Their Protection
- Civil Rights & Their Guaranties
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- Protection of Person Accused of a Crime
- Due Process of Law
- Equal Protections of Law
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- Impairment of Obligation of Contracts
- The Constitution of the United States
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| Legal Research and Writing - Part I |
- Introduction to the Law and the U.S. Legal System
- Primary Sources
- Secondary Sources
- Computer-Assisted Legal Research
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- Conducting Legal Research
- Updating and Verifying Legal Research
- Legal Analysis
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| Legal Research and Writing - Part II |
- Introduction to Legal Writing
- Writing Legal Letters
- Legal Research Memorandums
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- Trial Court Legal Memorandums
- Appellate Briefs
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| How to Find a Job as a Paralegal Study Unit (100 pages) |
- The Paralegal Profession
- The Job Search
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- Job-Search Correspondence
- Job Interviews
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| Ethics for Paralegals |
- Tasks of a Paralegal
- Attorney vs. Paralegal Responsibilities
- Certification and Licensing
- Freelance and Independent Paralegals
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- Confidentiality, Ethical Walls, and Screening
- Integrity of the Paralegal Profession
- ABA Model Guidelines
- NALA Model Guidelines
- NALA Code of Ethics
- NFPA Code of Ethics
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